Unpaid medical bills are back on the table, which could mean lower credit scores for millions. A federal judge in Texas has ...

A federal judge blocked a rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have stopped medical bills from ...

An estimated one-fifth of U.S. households have medical debt on their credit reports, a burden that makes it more expensive ...

The Trump administration joined with trade groups to ask a court to overturn a Biden-era rule that aimed to limit the impact ...

A federal judge in Texas removed a Biden-era finalized rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have ...

Consumers were dealt a blow after a federal judge in Texas voided a Biden-era rule that would ban the inclusion of medical ...

CFPB research has indicated that medical debt on credit reports is “a poor predictor” of whether a person will repay a loan, ...

According to the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 20% of U.S. households have medical debt, and medical-debt collection issues appear on 43 million credit reports.

Removing medical debt from your credit report doesn't make it disappear, and citing the possible damage to your credit isn't the only tool hospitals can use to compel you to pay your debt.

According to a 2022 Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Census Bureau data, 23 million people — nearly 1 in 10 adults — carry significant medical debt. In addition, a report by the Consumer ...

While many types of medical debt are disappearing from credit reports, ... By June 30, 2023, the three bureaus will also stop reporting unpaid medical debts under $500.